Til-sjá

Old Norse Dictionary - til-sjá

Meaning of Old Norse word "til-sjá" in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

til-sjá: f. the looking to a thing, attention, care, Fms. i. 71; með t. e-s, superintendence, supervision, vi. 13; hafa tilsjár um hag e-s, 354, Orkn. 446 (where ‘við’ should be ‘um’); þóttisk eiga þar t. (recourse) um eptirmál er hann var, Hrafn. 15; í einn stað var tilsjáin með Guðs miskunn, Fms. viii. 56, Str. 55.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛏᛁᛚ-ᛋᛁᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Hrafn.: Hrafnkels Saga. (D. II.)

Orkn.: Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)

Str.: Strengleikar. (G. II.)

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